Reducing nutrient pollution from agriculture has been a challenge throughout the Chesapeake Bay region. Pennsylvania has the most farms in the Bay watershed and fallen far short on its pollution reduction goals.
Dave Harp

As swimming season begins, experts who study waterborne diseases say that catching the coronavirus from water contact is unlikely, but there are plenty of reasons to avoid open water contact after a heavy rain.
Dave Harp

Nutrient pollution from farmland continues to be the largest form of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. All states in the Bay watershed face significant challenges in reaching pollution reduction goals by 2025.
Dave Harp

Shad swim by window at Conowingo Dam after being lifted over the 94-foot high structure blocking their spawning run up the Susquehanna River. The dam's owner has not operated the fish lift this spring because of concerns about spreading the coronavirus among workers operating the hydroelectric generating facility.
Dave Harp

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